New Texas coach Charlie Strong began his first Longhorns training camp with a tough message for his players: break the rules and there will be consequences.

Strong announced that three potential starters will miss at least one game for team rules violations and confirmed several other players had been dismissed.

Offensive lineman Desmond Harrison, receiver Daje Johnson and safety Josh Turner will miss at least one game for rules violations but will be allowed to practice. Strong said he hasn’t decided yet whether they will miss more than one game.

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Texas opens the season Aug. 30 at home against North Texas. The Longhorns play BYU and UCLA the next two weeks instate.

Backup running backs Joe Bergeron and Jalen Overstreet, and safety Chevoski Collins were dismissed from the team and released from their scholarships. Bergeron had 1,392 yards rushing and 25 touchdowns in his career, but he saw his role diminish last season.

Strong wouldn’t detail the rules violations other than to say the players broke the core values he stresses: honesty, treating women with respect, no guns and no drugs.

“You have 85 guys on scholarship. If 80 of them are doing it the right way, why can’t the rest of them do it the right way?” Strong said.

Strong also said that receivers Kendall Sanders and Montrel Meander, who were suspended in July after being arrested on rape charges, will not be allowed to return regardless of how their legal cases turn out. Both are scheduled for court appearances next week.

Spurrier takes jab at Big Ten teams

During Gamecocks media day, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier defended his team’s scheduling of East Carolina on Sept. 6 this season, rather than facing a “power five” conference team.

“Playing East Carolina is maybe a little bit better than playing one of those bottom-tier Big Ten teams,” Spurrier said.

Quick hitters

Michigan receiver Csont’e York has been suspended indefinitely by coach Brady Hoke, who said in a statement that York failed to meet “team standards” and will not report for fall camp. York appeared in one game as a freshman last season. … BYU running back Jamaal Williams, who rushed for 1,233 yards and seven touchdowns last season, has been suspended for the season opener against Connecticut on Aug. 29. The 19-year-old junior said the penalty stemmed from a February arrest on suspicion of underage drinking and a July incident that he declined to discuss.